V. labrusca 2023
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Marzae Sauvage wines are inspired by the edible flora & fauna of New England. V. labrusca (fox grape) can be found along the edges of woodlands and wetlands throughout Massachusetts & beyond. If you’re lucky enough to get to one of the berries that wildlife hasn’t helped itself to, you’re in for a punch of flavor—think funky concord grape (which in fact is derived from labrusca genes, but we digress). Modelled off the Boujoulais Nouveau style of carbonic maceration, but with our own local twist, we hope this wine knocks your socks off with its vibrant fruity flavors much the same way a fox grape would.
* Must be 21+ to order and present valid ID at collection
Not in the Boston Area? Order on our Vinoshipper page here!
Marzae Sauvage wines are inspired by the edible flora & fauna of New England. V. labrusca (fox grape) can be found along the edges of woodlands and wetlands throughout Massachusetts & beyond. If you’re lucky enough to get to one of the berries that wildlife hasn’t helped itself to, you’re in for a punch of flavor—think funky concord grape (which in fact is derived from labrusca genes, but we digress). Modelled off the Boujoulais Nouveau style of carbonic maceration, but with our own local twist, we hope this wine knocks your socks off with its vibrant fruity flavors much the same way a fox grape would.
* Must be 21+ to order and present valid ID at collection
Not in the Boston Area? Order on our Vinoshipper page here!
Marzae Sauvage wines are inspired by the edible flora & fauna of New England. V. labrusca (fox grape) can be found along the edges of woodlands and wetlands throughout Massachusetts & beyond. If you’re lucky enough to get to one of the berries that wildlife hasn’t helped itself to, you’re in for a punch of flavor—think funky concord grape (which in fact is derived from labrusca genes, but we digress). Modelled off the Boujoulais Nouveau style of carbonic maceration, but with our own local twist, we hope this wine knocks your socks off with its vibrant fruity flavors much the same way a fox grape would.
* Must be 21+ to order and present valid ID at collection
ABV: 11.5%
Cases Produced: 48 (& 3 x 1/6bbl kegs)
Style: Nouveau/Carbonic Maceration
Appearance: Pale purple…sediment and cloudiness is natural and likely as with any unfined & unfiltered wine
Tasting notes: Cherry pie, cranberry juice, blackberry, blueberry, fruit punch, bubblegum, banana taffy
Ingredients: 80% Whole Cluster Marquette, Co-Fermented With 20% Sour Cherries
Skin contact: Pressed after 8 days of whole cluster carbonic maceration
Maturation Process: Fermented dry in stainless steel, settled for a month, settled, then bottled
Winemakers Notes: Bottled unfined & unfiltered, not even cold stabilized. Minimal sulfites added at bottling for shelf stability (28ppm). This wine was a labor of love to make—made from the same batch of struggling marquette that made our rose this year, we spent 8 hours hand-picking through all the clusters to remove any signs of mold and rot before throwing in a tank with carbon dioxide for a week to begin fermenting from the inside out. The cherries add a real fun, festive New England twist to an otherwise quite classic nouveau flavor profile.
Nouveaus, unlike most red wines, are best consumed young—this still isn’t a wine for cellaring. Best served slightly chilled. If you like this wine, be sure to try our Americano as this is the part of the base wine for the 2023 Marzae Aperitivo No. 1!